dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
keen soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced close up, headway approaching 2f out, ridden to join leader inside final furlong, edged left and led towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
keen close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, soon edged right, headed towards finish
NonRunner
White Willow is unproven on anything other than artificial surfaces but in fairness to Richard Fahey his horses have tended to improve for their first run of the campaign. SHAKE A LEG was much higher rated on the Flat in Ireland and, having had an abortive spell hurdling, this appears to be his game. Iain Jardine has yet to rejuvenate Pearl Warrior and another wind surgery has taken place since we last saw the gelding. The Dancing Poet has won previously at Thirsk and this is a track where course specialists tend to do well while Myboymax represents a yard that are enjoying a fair amount of success in lower tiers and the four-year-old has been hitting the crossbar with regularity.
Baltic Baron (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Mid-division towards outer, lost ground after 4th, left behind under 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Pearl Warrior 22-1 (9-10) Soon led, pushed along and headed approaching final 2f, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 5 3/4l behind Percy Willis (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Three Platoon 16-1 (9-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Pallas Dancer (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
White Willow 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd on inside, dropped to 4th 3f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Old Port (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Molinari (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Close up, pushed along headway over 1f out, soon every chance, keeping on one pace when switched right inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Colinton (9-1) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
The Dancing Poet 7-1 (11-4) Keen prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 11th of 14, 23l behind The Navigator (10-6) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Eclipse De Lunar (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, made no impression, 5th of 6, 12 1/2l behind El Picador (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Chief Craftsman 8-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway to press leaders 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 21l behind Emaraty Hero (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Myboymax (FR) 10-3 (8-10) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Colinton (9-1) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Shake A Leg (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Made all, set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Charging Thunder (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
